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Chief economist update: It's Christmas time in the city

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
"Oh the weather outside is frightful..." While a "phase one" deal between the US and China appears to be close (again), it's still prudent not to write-off the possibility of a re-escalation in the tariff wars given Trump's recent targeting ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Australia's economic growth accelerated to 1.7% in the year to the September quarter from 1.6% in the June quarter, justifying Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe's oft-repeated claim that, "the Australian economy appears to ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... tariff on US$160 billion worth of Chinese imports would be slapped as threatened. Argentina and Brazil may have to kowtow to Trump despite their currency depreciation being a result of the economic crises in their economies and not currency manipulation ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... associated with contraction" and that ""Global trade remains the most significant cross-industry issue". What's this? Trump isn't "winning" as he claims?

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... perhaps not. Former RBA governor Glenn Stevens had already spoke about this way back in 2014 (mind you, that was before Trump and his trade wars and after he cut interest rates in successive moves from 4.75% in 2011 to 2.5% in 2013 before taking it even ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Sino-US trade friction appears to have a hit a stumbling block. Moreover, Factset notes 'Politico's' report that: "Trump administration officials considering starting a new trade investigation into the EU as the window closes on imposing ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world." - Louis Armstong It could only be because I got up on the right side of the bed this morning and/or the sun is shining after several ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... nature and the risk he may back out of even the limited deal both sides say they want to sign in the coming weeks." No doubt, Trump being Trump, expect a counter-attack that repeats the historical pattern of US-China trade negotiations since it began ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... become impotent. However, hopes for a coordinated response - monetary or fiscal or whatever - won't be happening while Trump is hell-bent on "Making America Great Again" by beggaring all its neighbours.

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
He said, he said. This must be a thing now. Just as US President Trump and his central bank governor Jerome Powell don't see eye to eye with the conduct of government and monetary policies, there is no meeting of the minds between Australian Prime ...